Little Sitkin Island

Little Sitkin Island is a volcanic island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, about 3 miles east of Davidof Island. Great Sitkin Island lies 185 miles further east in the Andreanof Islands.

Little Sitkin is roughly circular and about 6 miles in diameter. The interior is extremely rugged and mountainous; only the lower slopes are grass covered. There are two prominent peaks, one 3,898 feet high in the northeast part of the island and the other 1,960 feet high in the southern part. Numerous streams are on the island but no lakes or ponds. The coast is generally bold, rocky, and precipitous, with a fringe of kelp 200 to 400 yards wide. Small steam jets and hot springs are in the valley at the head of William Cove on the northwest of the island.